I probably could have told you that American men were in bad shape (both financially and physically) but I didn’t realize just how bad until now. The average guy has almost $15k in debt and only $3k in savings, and … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again, time to either jump into those annoying New Year’s resolutions with both feet, or ignore them completely. I have a few rolling around in the back of my head, the usual stuff. You know, getting healthy, being a better person and all that. But ...

I recently celebrated a birthday. Our local tax assessor didn’t send me a birthday card, though. He sent me a bill for our car tag renewal. Fortunately, last year I began saving a little bit from each paycheck into a dedicated savings account for this very purpose. It was nice ...

Another month has come and gone. Where does the time go? I actually look forward to the first of the month because, financially, we treat it as a blank slate – a chance to save more than we spend, or pay off any debt accumulated throughout the past month, and ...

The following guest post is from Neal Frankle of Wealth Pilgrim. Wealth Pilgrim is a fantastic resource, and on my list of daily reads. After reading the post, head over to Neal’s site and sign up to receive his posts. If you have kids, you likely worry more about them ...

DIYFather has an answer to the slow economic recovery and GST increase. Our new Book Baby on a Budget published on September 1st delivers real savings to families. The 130-page book presents the combined wisdom of fathers around the world on how to sav...

The following guest post is by Craig Ford.  Craig blogs at Money Help for Christians where he teaches people how to budget. Budgeting: Is it More About Yes or More About No? Your perspective of budgeting is dependent on how you answer the question listed above.  There are some people who think ...

This post is by Adam from Money Relationship. Check out how much debt he paid off last month. I imagine many of you are like my wife and me. We get paid every two weeks. I get paid on Mondays and my wife gets paid on Wednesdays of the same week. ...

Last week, Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky created quite a stir when holding out his vote for extending unemployment benefits. His contention was that it violated the self-imposed PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) rules that Congress and the President reinstated just a month earlier. Bunning eventually caved and the benefits were extended, but ...

Since becoming debt free my wife and I have started using a credit card to consolidate our monthly bills. I’ve shared a bit about this stragegy in the past, and several of you have asked me to share which card we decided to use. Out of the small stack of ...